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DO NOT TURN ON THE POWER YET. FOR YOUR SAFETY, LEAVE YOUR TV AND
VCR UNPLUGGED WHILE HOOKING THEM UP.
3 Hook Up the Audio/Video Signal
If your TV is a fairly recent model, you probably have both audio and video jacks. Look
at the back of your TV for two jacks - possibly color-coded yellow and white. They will
be labeled AUDIO IN, or Video IN. (If you are not sure, look at the back of your VCR -
you will see two sets of these jacks.
If you have no jacks like these on your TV, skip this step and proceed to Step 4.
TV with Audio and Video Jacks
If you do find all two jacks on your TV, you need to purchase a two-line audio/video
cable with bell (RCA) connectors, like this:
Connect the yellow VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR (bottom row of jacks) to the VIDEO
IN jack on TV.
This direct video input will give you the best picture. It will also let you play videos in a
"picture in picture" feature, if your TV has it.
Then connect the white AUDIO OUT jack on the VCR to the AUDIO IN jack on the
TV. This audio hookup will give you better sound than the RF signal hookup, because
the electronic signal won't have to go through a conversion process.
Capabilities: The audio and video signal connections are all you need to paly back a
prerecorded tape. If you do not intend to record on your VCR from your antenna/cable,
then you're all hooked up now. Otherwise, continue with step 4 which will let you record
off TV channels.
4 Hook Up the RF Signal
Look at the back of your TV for a connector that looks like one of these, and follow the
corresponding hookup option. If you have any sort of cable box, see the hookup options
in Advanced Operations (page 50).